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Boudica or Boudicca (/ ˈ b uː d ɪ k ə, b oʊ ˈ d ɪ k ə /, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain.It took place circa AD 60–61 in the Roman province of Britain, and it was led by Boudica, the Queen of the Iceni tribe.
The 31-year-old Welsh mathematician and GCHQ analyst was found dead and naked in a bag that had been padlocked from the outside, in the bath of his home in Central London. [69] The inquest found his death was likely criminal, although a Metropolitan Police investigation later found that it was likely an accident. [70]
By RYAN GORMAN A Welsh man was reportedly shot to death by police with a Taser gun when they discovered him eating the face of a woman he had just killed. Matthew Williams, known to locals as ...
Man dubbed 'the Welsh Captain Tom' dies aged 95. Eben Leonard - BBC News. January 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM. ... "He was a remarkable man, he was the cornerstone of the family, he was the cornerstone of ...
Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting deputy first minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011). [ 318 ] Riro , 17, Japanese sea otter.
A knife-wielding man who was killed by armed police on Christmas Eve was shot once in the chest, investigators have said. Marcus Meade, 39, died at a property in Fownhope Close, Redditch at around ...
The enemy, meanwhile, fought to kill, mostly with the wars’ most feared and deadly weapon, the improvised explosive device. American troops trying to help Iraqis and Afghans were being killed and maimed, usually with nowhere to return fire. When the enemy did appear, it it was hard to sort out combatant from civilian, or child.